I can’t believe we celebrated 30 days until the wedding yesterday. I also can’t believe that as I sit here and write this we are now only 29 days until the wedding! These next 3 weeks are going to FLY by.

I am excited (actually that is an understatement) I am ecstatic, overjoyed, mirthful, sparkling or whatever other words are even happier than that, that’s me. I am also nervous. Not to get married to Colt but for the day to be over. I have really been dreading the realization that as much I can’t wait for our big day to arrive it’s going to be here and gone before we know it (thank god for our honeymoon in Thailand) but still. 9 months ago when we started this process and I thought of our wedding things were so different! The people, the places, the flow and now 29 days prior everything has changed, come together, changed again and now is REAL. I know exactly what everything looks like, what it will sound like even the smells. It’s going to be incredible and I can’t wait for it to come to life for all of you to enjoy.

We spent this past weekend in Oahu with family and friends. Colt, Joe, Anu, Kailea and I flew over for a last weekend of fun/planning before all the last minute meetings and running around started. We were able to spend some quality time with my Aunt and Uncle from Switzerland which was so special. I am so happy they got to meet and know Colt. My mom also cooked an amazing dinner and had a banana cream pie for Colt to celebrate his birthday Oahu style. My Dad and sister spent time driving us all over the island and because of that we were able to enjoy a beach day at lanikai as well as a great boat day on Sunday.

Saturday was my last dress fitting and after a long day of fun in the sun I couldn’t wait to just get it over with. I was really nervous driving up that it wasn’t going to fit. I have been working out and even though I haven’t lost weight I was still scared. I thought it was still going to be too big for some reason so we got there an hour early. I needed to check out veils and Anu needed her shoe’s dyed but to my surprise when we walked in they were able to take me right to the back so I could try on the dress. I went in the fitting room and they brought in the dress. As I started to unwrap it I quickly called to my mom, what the hell did they do to my DRESS! It looked foreign to me and altered and the panic sunk in. My mom told me not to worry and quickly got me in it. As she zipped up the back I took a deep breath and waited. It was perfect, the sides fit so nicely and the top was the perfect amount of snug. I quickly asked Anu to help me put on my shoes so I could go drop it low. My Aunty Sue’s reaction was perfect. It was exactly the reaction I had dreamt of and suddenly I had butterflies. As I began to walk around the store while the girls looked for veils for me I quickly realized that I was tripping on my dress. The front layer kept going right under the front of my shoes and pulling the whole thing down. My heart sunk. I really didn’t want to make another trip to Oahu. I debated not saying anything (I mean it really wasn’t that bad) but as I continued to walk I realized it wasn’t going to work. I called the girls over and told them to get my lady. Since I can’t give away any details about the dress those of you that have seen it can obviously tell it isn’t easy to alter. I was so bummed but to my surprise she was actually able to fix it right then and there (my hero). It was literally a 2/3 of an inch but once it was done it was like day and night. Suddenly I was walking on air, it fit like a glove and I couldn’t wait to take it home. I went back in my room and had the lady help me get out of it and while I thanked her she made me promise I would send her a picture of me on the day of because I looked like a real life “Barbie.”

I am so happy that I am completely done with everything I need, my shoes, veil, slip, dress and earrings, check, check and check. I wish we were done with everything else! I am starting to freak out. The majority of the stuff left is all the DIY things I have been putting off so needless to say it’s going to be a wedding weekend. I am taking the girls to town on Saturday morning to make sure their leotard sizes haven’t changed before I order them online. We are also picking out the groomsmen shirts so they can go get those next week. Later that night we are going to Anu’s sister’s house to do guest place cards, table numbers etc., which means I have to finalize our seating plan which is a whole project in itself. I also have to make sure that anything we can’t do or that needs to be ordered online is completed so we can get it shipped. Things like our guest book and the flower girls stuff. I also still need to find flower girl baskets, a yellow rice umbrella for pictures and 42oz mason jars (calling all bridesmaids & MOH can you get here already pleaseeeeeeee I need your hands, hahaha) I know everything will come together and I am really looking forward to August 5^th when we meet with all of our planners at the Grand. We will also be able to go get our marriage licenses after that too which is so exciting!

Also on a side note we have been receiving several notifications that people have been purchasing gifts for us on our travelers joy registry! We want to thank you in advance and remind you that we have NO IDEA what they are! Like wrapped presents under a tree on Christmas morning (believe me it’s killing us) we are waiting until the last few days before our wedding to receive them so it is fair to everyone. We will however be closing out the registry on August 20^th because it does take a few days for everything to confirm and settle and we want to ensure everything gets processed before we leave for Thailand on the 27^th, eekk!

It truly is a dream come true and we can’t thank all of you enough for helping us with the honeymoon of a lifetime!

Here’s to 29 days and counting…